Testing-stand for automobiles.



I.- M. UPPERGU. TESTING STAND FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLIOATIOR FILED 3111.20. 1910 984,050. Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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I. M. UPPBROU. I TESTING STAND FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED JAIL-20, 1910.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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I I. M. UPPERGU. TESTING STANDTOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1910.

984,050. Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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I\ 15 ercu, i FF ATTORNEYS I. M. UPPEROU. TESTINY} STAND POE AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1910.

984,050. Patented Feb. 14,1911.

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ATTORNEYS not ,osi-o.

KINITED' STATES PATENT OFFICE;

INGLIS M. UIPPERCU, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

TESTIN G BTNID 130R AUTOMOBILES.

' Specification Letters latent.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

Application filed January 20, 1910. Serial No. 539.131.

Yb all whom it may concern:

lie it known that I. l xoms M. lh'rnnt i'. a oitizen of'the United Statea. residing at Newark, in the county of lie-e and State of @lew Jersey, have invented "ertain new and useful Improvements in 'les tingfitands for Automobiles; and 1 do hereby deelare the following to be a full. clear. and exact dese'iption of the invention, such as will enable otherask'illed in thoart to whieh it appertainnto make and use the same, ref erenee being had to the :n-eompanying drawings,-and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speeitieation.

The present invention l'elatea. generally, to in'iprovement in automobile-test-ing :tands,

adapted, more especially, for in-door uses;

and, the present invention ha; reference, more particularly, to a novel eenatrnetion of aiitmnobile-testing stand adapted to'teat the meehanieal etlieieney of an automobile, b v applying. the driving power ot said automobile to said testingstand or apparatus.

The invention has for ita principal object to provide an adjustable twting-Aand .l'or ::ntonfo-bilea by means of whieh the meehanieat etiicienev of the power and operative parts'of anantomobilo may be. tested under eonditionl which approximate rmid-eoinlit.ions,- the testing mechanism being adapted to be regulated and adjusted N) that. the etiieienev of the power and opnative parts of on any of its various driving speeds.

The invention has for its further objeet to provide in connection with a testing-stand, an adjustable l'QSlta'tlU'lCO-tlltllllltl' whereby the testing Standmav be eansed to provide various degrees of resistance to the operation of said driving mechanism of an automobile. For example. whentesting an automobile driven on ita high speed, a eertain amount of resistance is atlorded by said ieatingetand, bnt when the said antonnibile is: driven at. its"-'ar-ionsl}' redneed speeds, down to its low speed, the lQSlHi'flllt't of said testing-atand may be-fmrionnly ii'iereaaed until its highest resisting power may be provided, when driving: the antmnobile at low speed. thus providing a te stiiig+tand whieh prodnees various eggjreea o'li I'PHSt'HHCt. em" respoinling; a tpmxinnitelv to variona road conditions, and sin-h other eonditionrs as resaid ttitlOl'tlOlJllG ma)" be properly tthtttl quire the nae ot' variona speeds in driving an anton'iobile.

()ther objeet of this invention not at this time more partienlarlv enumerated. will be eleariv understood t'rom the following detailed doseription ot' the present invention With the variona objects of my present invention'in view. the same consists, 1)1lllt:ll'll \f, in the novel automobile testing-stand iadapted to provide avariable resistance. as will hereinafter more full appear; and, the invention eonsists. 't nrthermore, in the novel arrangennnits and eombinationa ot' the deviees and parts. as well as, in the details oi the eonstrnetion ot the same. all of which will be fully set forth in the following speeh tioation and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim \vhieh are appended to and whieh form an easential part of this specification The invention is clearly illustrated in the aeeoinpanving drawings, in whieh:-

l ignre 1 is a semidiagrammatie plan view of the meehanieal features, eonatrnetion. and arrangement of the novel testingetand tor automobiles showing one embodin'tent of the principles of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail cross-section of the device illustrating an arrangement of the. driving shaft of the said novel testing: stand. Fig. 53 is; a detail longitudinal vertieal seet'ion of the adjustable resistaneoanem wr of said novel testing-stand. said view being made on an inereased seale. Fig. flis a cross-sec:- tion. taken on line +1-4 in :aid Fig". 3. looking in't'he direetion of th 1 arrmv .r. Fig. 5 is a horizontal seetion, titlitfll on l ne 5 in said Fig. 4, looking in a dovvnward direetion. Fig. l) is a transverse vertical seetion of a shifting lever and meohaninm for operating the reaistanee member of Stllll novel testing stand, to increase or decrease the resistance thereof. Sftitl section iieing taken on line (i -(3 in said Fig. 3. Fig. "4' is a side ele- 'ation of said shitting lever and inet-hanism for operating; the resistance-meniber.

Similar eharaeters ot ret'erenee are employed in all of the above described views. to indicate eor-respomling' part;

Referring now to the several figures of the said drawings. the referenceeharaeter '1 indicates a main driving shaft. the same being preferably mounted in Pnitable bear-- in -4's. :2 saw-med beneath the. Flooring 3 wt a garage, or other suitable place. Secured upon said shaft 1 are a pair of driving pulleys 4, the same projecting through suitable spaces or cut-away portions 5 in said flooring 3, so that their outer peripheral surfaces are raised slightly above the surface of the said flooring 3.. The,saiddrivingv pulleys 4 are spaced apart so as tofpermit the rear or driving wheels 6 of an automobile to be brought in operative rolling contact therewith. Sccured in a suitable location upon said main driving shaft 1 is a transmission pulley 7. Hounted'in any convenient location, with relation to said main driving shaft 1, is a counter-shaft 8, the same being provided at one end. with a hollow or chambered portion 9,,and arranged upon said counter shaft 8 is a transmission pulley 10, the same being adapted to be connected by a belting 11, or other transmission means,

with the transmission pulley 7 of. said main driving shaft 1, for the purpose of transmitting the motion of said maindriving shaft ,1 to the said counter-shaft- 8. Rigidly r secured upon said counter-shaft8, by means of its hub-member 12,is a drum 13 which is providedwith a chambered part 14 into which projects the freeend of the said counter-shaft 8. Suitably secured upon said counter-shaft 8, within said chambered part 14, are a pair of collars 15, and mounted between said collars 15 upon said'countershaft 8, so assto turn'freely thereon, is a hub-memberl6 carrying housingsl? which are provided with-bearing-portions 8. Said housings are further provided with removable cap-hkeme'mbers 19'wh1ch areualso 3' provided with bearing-portions 20; Mounted in the bearing-portions .18 and 20 of said housings "17- and cap-like members 19, re-I speetively, so as to turn freely therein, are outwardly extending spindles or shafts 21, which extend through suitably located slotted portions 22 in the walls of said drum 13, and are provided at their outer, free ends with forked portions23 adapted to re'- ceive suitably formed fan-blades 24:," said blades being secured to said spindles or shafts 21by means of rivets 25, or'fother: suitable fastening devices." While the draw ings show but a single 'pair of oppositely extending housings 17 and' spindles or shafts 21, it will be readily un'derstoodthat the number of housings and spindles or shafts 21', as well as the blades=24t, maybe increased to three or four, if desired. Se-

' cured upon each of said spindles or shafts 21 and within said housings 17 IS a pinion I is provided at its free and outwardly pro-z jecting end with a disloportion- 28 prefer-- 26. Slida'bly arranged within the hollow or chambered portion 9 of said counter-- shaft 8 is a slidably arranged shaft 27 which ably integrally formed therewith. Secured by means of r1vets29, or other suitable fas t er-shaft 8.

tening devices, to said disk-portion 28 are rack-members 30, the same projecting backwardly through said housings 17 and meshing with said pinions 26 secured to said spindles or shafts 21. By shifting said shaft 27 outwardly, the said rack-members 30 operate said pinions 26 so to turn said spindles or shafts 21, and consequently shift the said fan-blades 2 t froma position in which their edges are presented to the plane of revolution of said drum 1 3 to Xarious other positions, until the flat surfaces of the said fan-blades 24 are presented to the plane of revolution of said drum 13, whereby' the resistance of said fan-blades 24 heating upon the air as they are revolx'ed ma be increased or decreased at will. The means for so shifting said sliding shaft to accomplish the above set forth results, come prises a shifting lever 31, the fulcrum 32 of which may be located at any convenient. stationary point with relation to said coun- The said shifting-lever 31 is provided at one end with a yoke-like portion 33, provided at its ends with ,the perforated cal-s34 adapted to operatively receive the studs 35 of a slip-ring 36. Said slipring36 is operatively arranged between the flanges 37 of a collar-member 38 which is secu'red'by means of a supporting pin or'rod 39 to said sliding-shaft 27, the said pin or rod 39 passing through suitably slotted portions 4-0 in the said counter-shaft 8,-'said slotted portions '10 being wide enough to allow a certain free turniiig': of said counter shaft- 8, before the said-sliding-sliaft 27 be gins to turn with it. Said pin or rod 39 is rigidly connected with said sliding shaft '27 bymeans of the transverse pm 41, or

other suitable fastening device. It will readily be understood, that by operating the shifting-lever 31.. and the mechanism connected therewith; thesaid sliding-shaft 27 maybe easily movedto operate. said rackn'iemhers 30, and consequently turn the said fan-blades 24, through. the intermediate dcvices, at any desired angle-seas to increase or decreasethe resistance thereof, even while the said counter-shaft S, drum 13, and the fan-members are in motion.

In order to measure the degree of resista'ncc uttered by the fan-members during the operation of the testing-stand. and to use such measurements in testing the mechanical efficiency of the driving-mechanism of an automobile, the followingmechanism.is prn- Yided;

Secured within said chambered part 14' of said dru1n'13 are coil-springs 42, one end of each spring being secured to an eyelet-member ilconnected with-said drum 1.3 and the other end-of each spring being secured to an. eyelet member 44 secured upon the fanshafts or spindles 2h The movement or revolution of said counter-shaft 8 is not, 1m-

. hence. the purpose of said slotted portions'22 in said drum 13, which permit a forward movement: of the drum 13 until the tension of said springs 42and the resistanee of said 't'a'in'memhers are halaneed, whereupon the tans and the drnni revolve together. The means of measuring the tension of said springs 42, and emiseqnently the resistance of said fan-members comprises snitahlq eords lo or other flexible eonneeting ineldiunn dhe same being seeured toan eyelet.-

member 46 atlis'ed to said tan-shafts or ,spindles 21. l'he said cords pass; over suitable idle-rs or wheels 4-? supported upon standards or supporting arms 48 whit-h are ailixed to 'saiddruni 13, the free ends of said eords imssing through suitable perforailions 4 9 in the wall of said drum 13 adjacent to itsfhuh nieniher l2, and being secured to an" indi zatiordislc -s'lidab]y mounted upon said lnila-ing nber-l'h, .Said indicatordisk 50 is maintained and returned to its normal initial "position against a collard]. secured upon said t.'oiii rte1'-sl1att Slay means of a eoil spring arranged upon said hubmember 12 between said indicator-disk 50 and illlQ'Wtlll of said drain 13. As the drum T13 moves in relation to said fan-shafts 21, a pull is exerted upon said cords. it) which is .tran'smitted to said; indicator-disk 50 and which is therehyeansed to travel forward upoii said hnbanember l2; Secured to any suitable:point which is stationary with relation' toisaideountershatt S and drum 13, is a board provided with a suitable scale or gl'EltllllliilOllS 554. The greater. there'sis't- :inee of the fan-members," the more the s nrings 4.2 innstdistend before said fanmembers are caused to more, and consequently the farther along the drum 13 moves herore the tan-members more, the proportionate advance movement of said drum 13 is c:n'respondingly indicated by annovement .01 said nulieator-disk, 50 along the hub-' member 12, the said indicator-disk 5O indiautomobile and. its y'driving mechanism may be easily iiletern'iined. Furthermore. the resistaniaot' the testing stand'tzo the operation oi the'automohile ht"? variable or adjustable, the said testing-sand may he easily adj'usted to test the eilieienov of said automohile when driven at its various peeds. The open end of said drum i3 is rinsed lt means of a closure or cover 5?), the same being secured at its flanged peripheryby means of screws .36. or other suitable-firstening means, to said drum 13. Said closure. or cover is ti'irt'her provided with a rentrally located pressed-out portion 57 to permit ol' the, free movement of said slidingshaft 27 and its disk-portion :28 within said drum 13 as above deserihed.

' 'l am fully aware that ehan fes ma he made in the various arrangements and mmbinations ot' the deviees and parts, as well as in the details of the eonstruetion ot' the same without departing from the scope oi my present invention as set1-torth in the fore.- going speeifieation and as detined in the appended t-lainis. llenee, i do not limit my .inveution to he exaet arrangements and l eomhinations ot' the (ltYlt'tH and par s as delseribed in the ilore oing spta-itiealion. nor 5 do i eonline urvsell to the exaet details of the eons-traction ot the various parts as illustrated in the aeeonipanving drawings.

g l. A testing stand for automobiles and the like. eomprising a main driving shaft, a pair of driving pulleys seeured upon said ing adapted to be operated hr the driving wheels oi an automobile or the like a eounter-shat't provided with a hollow or chain-- bered end. means for driving said eouutershaft from said main driving shaft, a drum provided with elongated slots in its eiretnu .lerential \vall seeured to said eounter-shal't, a housing loosely mounted upon said eounter-shatt within said drum, movable l'anshafts supported by said housing, said tan-- shafts pa sing through the respective elongated slots in said eiretnnterential Wall of said drum, tan-blades, and a yieldalile meanseonneeting the said drums-with said fan-shaftst'or imparting the revolving movement of said drtu'n'to said tan-shafts and fan-blades, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

"3. attesting stand for automobiles and the likeeomprising a main driving shalt, a pair of driving pulleys serured upon said main driving shaft. said driving pulleys heing -adapted to be operated by the. driving wheels of an automobile or the like, a eoun} ter-shaft provided witha hollow or chan1- hered end, means for driving said eonnter shaft from said main driving shaft. a drum provided with elmigated slots in its eireumferential wall seeured to said counter-shaft, a housing loosely mounted upon said eounter-shaft within said drinn, movable l'an shafts sin'iported by said housing, said tansl'iatts-passing through the respective elon gated slots in said oireninferential wall of main driving shaft, said driving pnlle vs be lit) , and fan-blades, -means for revolving A as and for said drum, fan-blades, and a yieldab le means connecting the said drums with said .fan-shafts for imparting the revolving movement of said drum to said fan-shafts and fan-blades, and means for revolving said fan-shafts to turn said fan-blades for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the resistance thereof when revolved in the air, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

3; A testing stand for automobiles and the like,,compr1s1ng a main driving shaft, a

pair 0 "driving pulleys secured upon said main, driving shaft, said driving pulleys be ing adap ted to be operated by the driving wheel's o, an automobile or the like, a counter-shaft provided with a hollow or chamhercd end, means for driving said counter shaft froth said main driving shaft, a drum, provided with elongated slots in its circum ferential wall secured to said counter-shaft, a housing loosely mounted upon said countor-shaft within said .(lrum, movable fanshafts supported by said housing, said fanshafts passing." through the respective elongated slots-in said circumferential wall of said drum, fan-blades, and a yieldable means connecting the said drums with said fanshafts for imparting therevolving movement ofsaid drum to said fan-shafts said fan-shafts toturnsaid fan-blades for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the resistance thereoflwhen revolved in the air, and means connected with said drum and said fan-shafts for ;measu z"ing and indicat ing the resistance so -produced, substantially the purposes set; forth. I

4. A testing stand for automobiles and the like, comprising a main driving shaft, a pair of driv ng pulleys secured .upon said main driving shaft, said driving pulleysbeing adapted to be operated by the driving wheels of an automobile or the like, a counter-shaft provided with a hollow or chambered end, means for driving said countershaft from said main driving shaft, :1 drtnn provided with elongated slots in its circumfcl'ential wall secured. to said comiter-shaft,

a housingloosely mounted upon said coun tor-shaft within said drum, movable fanshafts supported shafts passing through the respective elongated slots in said circumferential wall of said drum, fan-blades secured on the free ends of said fan-shafts, a pinion upon each fan-shaft, a sliding shaft, arranged in the hollow or chambered end of said countershaft, 1'ackn1embcrs connected with said sliding shaft and meshing with said. pinions on said fan-shafts, meansfor slidably operating said sliding shaft and said rackn'iembers, and a yieldable means connecting the said drums with said parting the by said housing, said fanfan-shafts for im' revolving movement of said-v ferential wall secured to said counter-shaft,

a housing loosely mounted upon said counter-shaft within'said drum, movable fanshafts supported by said housing, said fanshafts passing through the respective elongated slots in said circumferential wall of said drum, fan-blades secured on free ends of said fan-shafts, a pinion upon each firm shaft, a sliding shaft arranged in the hollow or chambered end ofsaid counter-shaft, rack-members connected with said slidin shaft and meshing with said pinions on said fan-shafts, 'means for slidably operating said sliding shaft and said rack-members, a

yieldable means connecting the said drums with said fan-shafts for imparting the revolving movement of said drum to said fanshafts and fan-blades, and means for measuring and indicating the resistance of said fan-blades when revolved in the air, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A testing stand for automobiles and the like, comprising a main driving shaft, :1 pair of driving pulleys secured upon said. main driving shaft, said d ing adapted to be operated by the driving wheels of an automobile or the like, a counter-shaft provided with a hollow or chambered end, means for driving saidcounter-shaft from said main driving shaft, a drumprovided with elongated slots in its circumferential wall, a housing loosely mounted upon said counter-shaft within said drum, fan-shafts supported by said housing, said fan-shafts passing through the respective elongated slots in said circumferential wall of said drunn falrblades secured upon the free ends of said fanshafts, a pinion upon each fan-shaft, a sliding shaft arranged in the hollow'or chambered end of said hers connected with said sliding shaft and riving pulleys be counter-shaft, rack-mem- -lit) meshing with said pinions 011 said fan.-

shafts, said sliding shaft, comprising a flanged collar connected-with said sliding shaft by means of a supporting piin said countershaft being provided with slotted portions to permit the passage of saidsupporting pin thcrethrough, a slip-ring provided with studs arranged upon said flanged collar, a shifting-lever, a yoke-member connected and means for slidably operating with said shiit'tingdever and operatively soeurerl to said studs o't said slip-ringz and a \jielda.l le means connecting the said drums with said tan-:-lrat't s tm'im airting the 1( volving movement of said 'drum to said tanshatts and "tan-blades. suhstantiall as and for the purposes set forth.

.7, A testing Stand 't or automobiles and .the like, eomprising a main driving shaft, a

1 r upon said eounter-shatt witnin said drum,-

fan-shafts supported by said housing, said .t'airshatts missing through the respective elongated slots in said ("ireumferential wall of said drum, tarrblades secured upon the tree ends-of said .t'an-sha'tls, a pinion upon eat-h fan-shalt. a sliding shatt, arranged in the hollow or chambered end of said counter-shaft. raek-imanhers connected with said. sliding shall and meshing with said pinions on said tan-sl1at'ts, and means for slidably operating said sliding shaft. comprising a flanged collar connected with said sliding shaft. av means of a supp'ra-ting pin, said eotmttrshat't; heing provided with slo t d portions to permit. the passage of saith porting pin therethrough, a slip-ringfirovided with studs arranged upon said Hanged eollar, a shifting-lever, a yoke-inemher eonneeted with said shifting lover and operatively seemed to said studs of said slip-ring, a yieldal'ile means eonnectiiig the said drums with said tan-shafts for imparting the revolving movement of said drum to shid tan shattts and tan-blades, and means fornteasurine and indicating the resistant-e, ot said tarnldades when re\-'olved.i.n the air, suhstantiallv as and for the purposes set forth.

upon said counter shaft within said drum, tan-shafts supported -h' v said housing, said" tan-shattspassing through the respective, elongated slots in said circumferential wall off-said drum, fan-bladessecured upoirtlie free ends oi said tan-shafts, a pinion upon each tan-aha t't a. sliding shaft arranged iii the hollow or elnu'iihered end of said eonnien shait't, raolt-n'iemlnvrs connected with said. Slid- HIQ shatt. and meshing with said pinto-as 021 said tan-shafts, and means for. idahiy open" ating' said sliding shaft, eon-iprising a tian ctt eotla r rennet-ted. with said slidinm hat means of a supporting pinysaitt shat-t; being provided with slotte nn-titan to permit. the passage of said sup theretln'tnigh, a slip'ring provided w arranged upon said flanged collar. ingdrver, a nke-memher eoluna-te. said shitting lever and operativet :Q-tlftti to said studs of said slip-ring, nnans t er imparting the revolving; nioven'nntat said. drum to said fan-shafts and t'anhlades, comprising coil-springs. .one end of each spring being secured to said drum, and the other end of each eoil spriizp; being to a tan-shaft, substantially as am purposes setforth.

9. A. testing stand tor anion the like, comprising a main d; pair of drivingpulle vs setired pt driving shaft, said driving adapted to be operated ha i. of an antomohile or the shaft provided with a. bored end, means -tor d1 shaft from said main dri.

.ro'vided with elongated slo "ill upon said counter-z-shatt fan-shafts supported by said lionsiu fan-shafts passing izlurtnigh the r; elongated slots in id eit-tazmterent. of said drum, ttan-l-ilades secured pon free ends of said tanslnltts, a pinion u each fan-shaft, a, sliding shr-rt't a2: the hollow or ehanzhereu end oi. ter-Shaft, melt-members count: sliding-shaft and meshing with said pinions on said fan-shafts, and means for siidahly operating said sliding" shatt't comprising): a flangetfl collar etameeted with said sliding shattby means of a supporting pin, said counter-shaft being provided with )t'ted portions to permit the passage of Mild sup-- porting pin thet etln-taigh; a slip-ring; provided with studs arranged upon said Hanged eollar: a .shit'tin g-lerer. a yoke-meruher rouneeted. with said shittinglover and operative-1y seeured to said studs oi said. shoring, means for iin 'iarting the revolving 1novement of said drum to said 'tairshat'ts and tan blades, comprising eoil'springs. one end of 'each spring being secured to said drain, and.

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ing adapted to be operated by the driving wheels of an automobile or the like, a counter-shaft provided with a hollow or ch-anr her-ed end, means for driving said countershaft from said main driving shaft, a drum provided with elongated slots in its circumferential wall, a housing -loosely mounted upon said counter-shaft within said drum, famshafts supported bysaid housing, said fan-shafts passing/ through the respective elongated slots in said circiunferential wall of said drum, fan-blades secured upon the free ends of said fan-shafts, a pinion upon each fan-shaft, a sliding shaft arranged in the hollow or chambered endof said countershaft, rack-members Connected with said sliding shaft and meshing with said pinions' on said fan-shafts,

operating sa id sliding-shaft, comprising a .nected with said shifting flan ed collar connected with said slidin sha t by means of a supporting pin, sai

counted-shaft being provided with slotted portions to -permit the passage of said sup porting pin therethrough, a slip-rin p r0 vided with studs arranged upon said anged collar, a shiftingdevcr; a yoke-member conlever and operatively secured to said studs means for imparting the revolving movement of said drum to said fan-shafts and fan-blades, comprising coil springs, one end of each spring eing' secured to said drum, and the other end of each coil-spring being secured to a fansha ft, and means formeasuring and indlcatmg the resistance of said faii-blades when revolved in the air, comprising flexible cords connected with each fan-shaft and supported in connection with said drum, an indicatondislr slidably mounted in connection with said drum, said indicator-disk flexible cords a coil-s rin in en a eme nt with said indicator-di sk and said drum, and

a scale provided with graduations, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

11. In a testing-stand for automobiles and the like, means for producing a variable resistance, con'iprising a shaft provided with a hollow or chambered end, a drum provided with elongated slots in its circumferential wall, a housing loosely mounted upon said shaft within said drum, fan-shafts supported by said housing, said fan-shafts passing through the respective elongated slots in said circumferential wall ,of said fan-shafts for in'iparting the 'revqlving and means for slidably of said slip-ring, 7

being connected with said a pinion on each fandrums with said,

movement of said drum to said fan-shafts and fan-blades, substantially as and tor the purposes set forth.

12. In a testing-stand for automobiles and the like, means sistance, comprising a shaft provided with a hollow or chambered end, a drum provided with elongated slots I wall, a housing loosely mounted upon said shaft within said drum, ed by said housing, said fan-shafts passing through the respective elongated slots in said circumferential wall of said drum, fanblades secured upon the free ends'of said fan-shafts, a pinion on each fan-shaft, a sliding shaft arranged in the hollow or chambered end of said shaft, rack-members connected with said sliding-shaft and mesh ing with said means for operating said sliding shaft and 7 its rack-members, a yieldable means connecting the said drums with said fan-shafts for imparting the revolving movement of said drum to said fan-shafts and fan-blades, and means for measuring and indicating the resistance of said fan blades when revolved in the air, substantially asand for the purposes, set forth.

13. In a testing-stand for automobiles and the like, means for producing a variable resistance, comprising a shaft provided with a hollow f or chambered end, a drum provided with elongated slots in its circumferential wall, a housing loosely mounted upon said shaft within said drum, portedby said housing, said fan-shafts passing through the respective elongated slots in said circumferential wall of said drum, fan

blades secured upon the free ends of said. pinion on each fan-shaft, a

fan-shafts, a sliding shaft arranged in the hollow or chambered end of said'shaft, rack-members connected with said sliding-shaft and meshing with said pinions on said fan-shafts, a yieldable means connecting the said drums with said fan-shafts for operating said sliding shaft imparting the revolving movement of said drum to said fanshafts and fan-blades, and means for measuring a'nd indicating the resistance of said fan blades when revolved, in the air, comprising tlexiblccords connected with each fan-shaft and supported in conl'iectionwith said drum, an indicator-disk slidably mounted in connection with said drum, said indicator-disk being connected with said flexible cords, a coil-spring in engagement with said indicator-disk and said' drum, and a scale provided with graduations, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

14. In a testing stand for automobiles and the like, means for producing a variable reslstance, comprising a shaft, a drum, and

for producing a variable refan-shafts supportpinion on said fanshafts,

fan-shafts sup and its rack-members, means for.

in its circumferential I shaft and drum,'a11d means for measuring and indicating the resistance of said fanmembers' when revolved :in air, comprising 4 flexible cordsconnected with each fan-member' and supported in connection with said drum, an indicator-disk slidably mounted in connection with said drum, sa1d,1nd1catord skbeing connected with said flexible cords,

a coil-spring in engageinent with said indicater-disk and saiddrum, and a scale pro- 

